African Polecat Safaris team
African Polecat Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2019)
- Member Of:
- TTB, TALA, TANAPA, BRELA & NCAA
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $200 to $650 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Rachid | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Manfred is the man!
Really helpful and kind tourguide. Very knowledgeable and brings information over in a fun way.
Goes beyond his way to ensure a nice safari experience!
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Email Kalilu | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best trip of my life
The safari has been the best thing of my life, and having the best guide (Filemon) has been the best thing we could have touched, DVD has been the best cook on the safari. Very professional in his work.
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Email Gerard | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The tour was amazing, Filemon are the best guide ever.
The safari has been incredible, one of the best experiences of my life that I will never forget, 100% recommended. Filemeon is the best guide of all.
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Email Ramon | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome
Cheap safari, perfectly guided and great meals. Filemon is the boss. And Dibidee a Michelin cook.
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Email Moha | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing
The Safari was Amazing Wonderfoul. Filemon the best Guide he is Amazing guy and he know all thank you filemon
FILEMÓN THE BEST 10/10
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Email Alvaro | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best experience in my life
The travel is amazing, the views and the natura. Filemon the best guide if the world 10/10.
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Email Cristian | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing
Cheap safari with an incredible experience, very good food prepared at the moment. Thanks to our guide Filemon and also the Dibidee.
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Email Neza | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
EXCELLENT ORGANISATION WITH A WONDERFUL GUIDE
We chose African polecat out of so many operators, because they are owned by a local (let's support he local business). Also they gave us a really reasonably priced fly in and fly out option (they picked us up at the hotel on Zanzibar and dropped us of there) and they were quick in responses and very reliable. Feel free to check out the places to stay and communicate them to James. He will adapt the itinerary accordingly. Also feel free to say where you wish to stay for another night (we stayed in Serengeti for two nights and it was magical).
Let me say this was the best experience of my life. Of course we saw so many different animals (you cant even imagine how many) but also our guide Manfred made this trip really special. He fulfilled all our wishes and went the extra mile (literally) to give us the best experience. He was so polite and kind and funny and educated. He told us not only about the animals and nature but also about the country and its people. He trully brought Africa closer to us. We have seen the big five (all animals at least 3 times except for Rhino which we saw once). If you are abut to book a tour, ask James if Manfred could be your guide. You won't be sorry.
What I liked about our itinerary was that it included enough time to actually see all the animals and at the same time experience all of the national parks. We flew in to Serengeti and then drove towards Arusha, where we flew from at the end of our trip.
All the drinks, food and everything else was provided by the tour operator and the hotels. I would recommend Moyo tented camp (an elephant and a giraffe visited it while we were eating lunch) as it is new and not so crowded. The car was really comfortable. I would recommend to bring at least one shirt for each day as it gets sandy because of the road. Also bring some sweaters as it tends to get colder at night.
Email Mark Lister | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A well staffed and professional local safari company
We really enjoyed our 7-day safari experience with Polecat Safaris. From the first contact with James he was really professional and took all of our requests and questions seriously, accommodating all our needs flexibly and well. The team that handled out trip, which included our guide Manfred and cook DVD, were super good guys and we really enjoyed both their company, and their good work and local knowledge! It was also clear that the company has built up good relations with other local providers along the way, including in Mto wa Mbu (where the cycling tour with Goodluck was awesome), the Jungle Pearl Resort (fantastic), and the Materuni coffee and waterfalls tour. The vehicle was good, though some of the tour was not always that comfortable because the infrastructure in the Serengeti is not that great (roads, campsite quality) but that is not the responsibility of Polecat. Overall would highly recommend this company and thanks to James and especially Manfred for a memorable experience!
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Email Mehdi | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best Safari Ever !
The Safari was incredible. Throughout our tour the service offered was ensured that we needed nothing.
I was in contact with James (the organizer) who set up our program and answered all our questions.
Benjamin was our guide for the 2 days of the Safari, he explained the processes very well and gave his best to see the BIG FIVE.
Important point on his excellent driving on very complicated paths to have the best position to see the animals !!
In short, I recommend African PoleCat Safaris for their XXL service!!
